How to Use hindsight in a Sentence

hindsight

noun

• It's easy for us to say that the war was wrong, but we have the advantage of hindsight.
• In hindsight, the rejection was the best thing that ever happened to you.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 May 2022
• His enraptured art keeps looking stronger, in hindsight.
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
• Limón is a master at making a simple idea (that of hindsight, seeing the bright side of things) askew.
  — New York Times, 5 May 2022
• With the benefit of hindsight, as de Waal tells it, the exhibit was doomed from the get-go.
  — Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 6 May 2022
• In hindsight, there is so much that goes into preparing for the festival that no one sees behind closed doors.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
• In hindsight, Fireboy considers that move risky, but one that affirmed his need to make music on his own creative terms.
  — Nelson C.j., Rolling Stone, 30 May 2022
• The ending of this poem acutely captures the paradox of grief — the streak of joyful memories mixed with the blade of hindsight.
  — Mark Bibbins, New York Times, 26 May 2022
• Credit Affleck for sharp hindsight on his performance, and credit the film for surrounding him with a great deal of intrigue.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 1 June 2022
• In hindsight, it's been interesting to see how winning was against the most visible competitor, which is exactly what battle rap is.
  — Ana Escalante, Glamour, 19 May 2022
• Arguably, her lack of hindsight exacerbates the issue of Cassie’s privilege.
  — Harika Manne, refinery29.com, 22 May 2022
• In hindsight, the quotas proved too severe, sending the Brent price up to $100 before the invasion started.
  — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• The latter was especially brutal because all-star closer Kyle Finnegan should not, with hindsight, have pitched in the last game before the trade deadline.
  — Thomas Boswell, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
• In hindsight, Orellana believed Chou showed signs of mental instability.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022
• Rather than try to forget or dismiss them in the light of hindsight, Klay amplifies their discomfort by elaborating on the emotional charge of the precise moment.
  — Joe Stanek, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
• With 30 years of hindsight, the shortcomings of that interpretation are glaringly evident.
  — NBC News, 29 Apr. 2022
• In hindsight, all the items need to be fixed at some point.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 June 2021
• In hindsight, the first episode tees us up well for the second.
  — David Klion, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2020
• In hindsight, the joke was of very poor taste and a mistake on my part.
  — Emily McFarlan Miller, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
• In hindsight, the change had less to do with vibes, and more to do with technique.
  — Michael Russell, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2021
• In hindsight, to Legler the upshot has been a lack of forethought by the Heat.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
• But with the gift of hindsight, Hoy said the delay proved to be a blessing.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2017
• In hindsight, the timing for the name change was perfect.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2021
• Moreschi says, in hindsight, the warning signs were there.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2017
• In hindsight that kind of thinking made me a lot freer.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2018
• In hindsight, maybe the Cone pick wouldn’t be made today.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 June 2021
• So there was a lot of mixed emotions in hindsight about him.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2023
• This is a tough pick to make — even with the benefit of hindsight.
  — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 26 Apr. 2018
• Now, to be clear, that seems to have been the right decision in hindsight.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
• That was probably overdue, the members realized in hindsight.
  — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 25 July 2024

Last Updated: 20 Sep 2024